Late basket gives Windham girls victory over Sanford

SANFORD — A basket by Luisa Sbardella with 10 seconds left gave Windham a dramatic 35-33 come-from-behind victory over the Spartan girls here Tuesday.

Sanford led 10-6 after one quarter and increased it to 22-11 at the half. But their shooting suddenly went cold in the second half as the Eagles outscored them 24-11.

With Sanford leading 26-22 late in the third quarter, a 3-pointer by the visitors closed it to 26-25, Taylor Littlefield matched it with a 3-pointer of her own to move Sanford back in front, 29-25, as the quarter came to an end.

Windham scored two quick baskets early in the fourth to tie the game 29-29, but a 3-pointer by Grace Riley put Sanford back in front 32-29. Spardella then tied it 32-32 with a 3-pointer, and a free throw by Haley Batchelder put Windham ahead 33-32. Heather LeBlanc was fouled with 1:47 left and made a free throw to tie the game once more, 33-33.

Both teams missed crucial free throws over the next minute and half, but with 10 seconds left, the winners got the ball to Sbardella in the left corner and she tossed in the game winner with time running out.

Littlefield scored 14 to lead Sanford and LeBlanc added nine. Adams had a 3-pointer and Janelle Cannon ended with four points.

Sanford was playing without standout scorer Morgan Fogg who was out with an injury.

SCARBOROUGH 52, SANFORD 42

On Friday, the Scarborough Red Storm led by a narrow 26-24 score at the half and 35-30 after three. Scarborough then outscored Sanford 17-12 in the final quarter to take a 52-42 decision.

The win improved Scarborough’s record to 11-3 while Sanford fell to 9-4.

Heather LeBlanc was the only Spartan to hit double figures as she put in 15 points. Grace Riley was next with eight points followed by Morgan Fogg with six. Adding four points each were Sam Adams, Janelle Cannon and Shelby Paiement.

Sanford opened with a 17-16 first quarter lead before seeing Scarborough outscore them the rest of the way to take the win. Ashley Briggs led the Red Storm with 18 points and Mary Redmond added nine.

McAULEY 61, SANFORD 35

In a Saturday afternoon contest, Sanford battled the 14-0 McAuley girls to a 13-13 first quarter tie, but the rest of the game belonged to the Lions. They outscored Sanford 22-10 in the second quarter for a 35-23 lead, then increased it to 48-27 after three on their way to the win.

Adams led Sanford with eight points followed by Riley with six and LeBlanc with five. Littlefield, Shelby Paiement and Janelle Cannon each scored four.